1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: He has left the last thing of impression and legacy 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: not only our department, but the city. My thoughts their 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: prayers with Brian, his family and his wife, Aaron and 4 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: all their loved ones. 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: This is devastating loss. 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: For our department before our city. In this house, we 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: back the blue and this morning we grieve Officer Brian Elliott. 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: Officers they put themselves at risk to protect their communities, 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: and when they're seriously injured or killed, it affects not 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: only their family and their friends, but also their fellow 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: officers and the wider community. And talk of defunding or 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: limiting resources for police only makes dangerous calls like these 13 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: more life threatening for officers trying to protect their citizens. 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: So we're talking about the two Beechgrove police officers who 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: were shot last night. The shooting occurred near beech Grove 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: High School on Diplomat Court and the officers were responding 17 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: to a call. There was a blue alert that was 18 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: issued and then one officer, Brian Elliott, was killed from 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: his wounds. The second officer was injured and taken to 20 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: Esconazi Hospital, listed in stable condition and is expected to survive. 21 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: But these incidents, they can leave a lasting emotional scar 22 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: and make already difficult and dangerous jobs even harder. 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was very odd, you know, when this news 24 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: came out last night and I thought about it a lot, 25 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: and I thought about it this morning. I thought I 26 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: would be angry about this. I'm actually I'm surprised. I'm 27 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: not angry about this. I want to be angry about this, 28 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 2: and maybe tomorrow I will be angry about this, but 29 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 2: right now there's just nothing but sadness. And it's actually 30 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 2: more than that. I actually feel kind of defeated. I'm 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: actually not sure what we're supposed to do here because 32 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: things were looking better and we're going to be honest 33 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: about things here and talk about the truth. And the 34 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: truth is is that in twenty twenty five, Indianapolis saw 35 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: a pretty big decline in violent crime and saw pretty 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: big decline in the murder rate. And look, that's that's 37 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: not because I don't think anything that the city leadership 38 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: has done. It's probably in spite of it, because they 39 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: were responsible for the massive spike in crime during COVID 40 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: and the all time murder rate that the city hit 41 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one. You don't get to you know, 42 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: to get to come into my house, crap on the floor, 43 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: clean it up, and go, look, I cleaned it all up. 44 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: So I'm not giving you credit for that. But but 45 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 2: and maybe I will be angry about this later, but 46 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: right now, this is just it's sad. It's demoralizing, and 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 2: certainly pray for the officers family and its fellow colleagues. 48 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: Just very sad. 49 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: We were driving into town last night. We were out 50 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: of town over the long weekend. We had President's Day off, 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: and we we drove back into town last night, and 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: we drove in on seventy And we'll get to the 53 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: roads in a little bit because they're a disaster other story. 54 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: But you know, there's that stretch of seventy that kind 55 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: of winds around the city because we had to take 56 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: seventy west and wrapped around the city and headed towards 57 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: Saint Louis to get to the west side. And when 58 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: you look at the city from a distance, you know, 59 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: especially when you're coming back home from being out of town, 60 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: it does look like that shining beacon on the hill, 61 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: that shining city. And as I was driving, I thought, yeah, 62 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: but I know the truth, I know what's really going on. 63 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: And at first I was struck with, Oh, it's good 64 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: to be home, and then you realize what's going on 65 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: down below in the streets, and then this happened, and 66 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: it was just the exclamation mark on that sadness, like 67 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: you said that you feel when something like this happens. 68 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: There was switch swift capture of the suspect and that 69 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: person has been detained. According to the WIBC newsroom. He 70 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: has with police in the past and has some drug offenses, 71 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: although according to the schedule, will not be appearing in 72 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: court today. Here's the Peach Beachgrove Chief of Police one 73 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: more time talking about Bryan Elliott. 74 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 2: He's been with us for about two years. Before that, 75 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 2: he worked four years at the Marin County Sheriff's office. 76 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 2: He was a Beechgrove kid resident and always wanted to 77 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: be a Beachgrove cop. He's a graduate of AU Indy 78 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: and he is survived by his wife. 79 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: Aaron, thirty three years old, killed from his wounds. He 80 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: gave the ultimate sacrifice. 81 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: Well, and I think it's important here we just heard 82 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 2: that audio clip there that he grew up in Beechgrove. 83 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: He was a Beechgrove kid wanted to become a Beachgrove 84 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 2: police officer wanted to serve his community and protect his 85 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: community and was doing that yesterday when he was killed 86 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 2: in the line of duty. 87 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: Governor put out a statement he said officer Brian Elliott 88 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: gave his life the line of duty tonight. Maureen and 89 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: I are praying for his family, loved ones, and his 90 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: brothers and sisters in uniform as they grieve this unimaginable loss. 91 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: And we continue to pray for a full recovery for 92 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: the second officer injured in tonight's shooting. So, yes, we 93 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: all pray, we're all thinking of them. 94 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 2: And yeah, I just like I said before, I really 95 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 2: feel and I'm sure this will change, and I'm sure 96 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: at some point in time I'll be angry about this, 97 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 2: but I it feels defeated. It feels like like, what 98 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 2: can we do. We've been talking about the crime and 99 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 2: the violence in our city for years and it just 100 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 2: seems like not enough is being done. It seems like 101 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: that that politicians are more concerned about about about making 102 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: sure that criminals are treated better than the rest of 103 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: the city population. 104 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, the real prevention starts with tough crime policy and 105 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: accountability for offenders before they can strike again. So he 106 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: gave his life, and there's no greater act of love. 107 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: And we're praying for his family, his wife, and his 108 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: fellow officers.